Tag: Denver Auditor
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Lack of oversight at Denver Civil Service Commission may be costing city top police and fire candidates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver may be losing some of its top-qualified police and firefighter candidates due to problems within its own civil service hiring processes, according to a performance audit published by the city Thursday. The Denver Civil Service Commission oversees the testing of entry-level police and fire applicants…
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COVID-19, mayor’s priorities, immigrant influx led to woes in Denver’s homeless shelter program
A recent audit of Denver’s Office of Housing Stability revealed gaps in security and fiscal accountability within Mayor Mike Johnston’s campaign to provide shelter to homeless people. Auditors noted that the city’s housing department — known as HOST — suffers from “poor organization” and could not provide documentation for tens of millions of dollars in…
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Denver gig staffing companies ordered to pay more than $1M for wage theft and sick leave violations
Two staffing companies misclassified hundreds of workers, resulting in them being paid less than minimum wage and causing them to miss out on overtime and sick pay, a new audit from Denver Labor revealed Monday. The two companies, Instawork and Gigpro, are temporary staffing agencies that placed workers such as bartenders, servers, dishwashers, general laborers…
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Denver Labor team returns over $1 million to underpaid workers
So far this year, The Denver Labor team has recovered over $1 million of unpaid wages for workers who earned minimum wage but were not properly compensated, according to a news release. Denver Labor, a division of the Denver Auditor’s Office, ensures compliance with Denver’s wage laws. Cases include underpayments and officials help educate employers…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Auditor, climate action, human services
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings for Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal Friday, meeting with the offices of the auditor, climate action and human services to hear their spending plans. The Auditor’s Office and the Office of Human Services are independent city agencies, each…